According to NBC40, investigators say two pit bulls ran into Louis and Linda Nell's home on Shore Road in Absecon, N.J. home around 1 p.m. Saturday and began attacking their retriever, "Chrissy."

"Before I knew it, there were two pit bulls on top of my dog,” said Linda Nell. “I started screaming. My husband came to see what was wrong, he tried to get the dogs off…I tried to get the dogs off. We couldn't get them off. My husband fell on top of the three dogs, trying to get them off.”

Louis Nell, 73, was bitten on the hand while trying to stop the attack. Linda called police for help and when they arrived an officer shot one pit bull dead then called animal control to seize the other dog after in ran off into the couple’s bedroom.